Improvement in cartridge-boxes



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Cartridge- Box.

Patented May 25,1875.

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GEORGE E. BRINGIVIAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRiDGE-BOXES.

Specification forming part of Ltters Patent No. 163,570, dated May 25,1875; application tiled October 20, 1874.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I7 GEORGE E. BRING-- MAN, of Frankford, in the city ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Portable and Safety Cartridge-Boxes; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a box for carrying metallic cartridges, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a face view with the lid off. Fig. 2 is a view of the lidinverted; and Fig. 3 is a central vertical section.

A represents a circular box of suitable dimensions, and B is the 11dmade to fit thereon. In the center of the box A is secured an invertedcup, C, provided with a central oritice, a, having two slots, b b,directly opposite each other. Downward from the center of the lid Bprojects a T-shaped ear or projection, D, of suitable size to go downthrough the hole c and slots b, when the lid is placed on the box, andthen by turning the lid the arms of the T-shaped projection D will passunder the bottom of the inverted cup O, and

thus lock the lid on the box. Suitable marks should be made on the edgeof the box and lid, so as to show the position in which the lid can beremoved from the box. A suitable distance from the sides of the box Aare projections or ears d d, arranged at equal distances apart in acircle concentric with the box. Between the ears d d the cartridges areplaced so as to lie radially in the box, with their heads between theflanges and the sides of the box.

Loose cotton may be used below and above the cartridges to keep themsteady in the box.

The object of this invention is to form a safe box, in which to carrymetallic cartridges in the pocket. The lock in the center of thebox-formed by the parts O and D-prevents the lid from coming od', at thesame time the lid can easily be moved or turned, so that it lcan betaken off when desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A circular box, A, provided in the center with the inverted cup O,having aperture a, with slots b b, in combination with the lid B,

provided with the central T-shaped projection D, for the purposes hereinset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

y GEO. E. BRINGMAN.

Witnesses:

FRANcIs BEOADBENT, Trios. B. FoULKRoD.

